British Model

Why is the abolition of the Corn Laws by the UK in 1846 important for the world?

• UK embraces free trade and wants to impose it on the world

• UK finally begins its industrial revolution

• UK grants Canada self-government and may grant it to others

• UK creates a preferential trade tariff for its global Empire

In which region of the world does HSBC impose its hegemony after a famous British war?

• Latin America

• Southern Europe

• East Asia

• Middle East

When we speak of "free trade imperialism", what is the UK's preferred solution for its Empire?

• Crown Colonies: to control territories directly

• Dominions: strategic control but internal autonomy

• Splendid isolation: concentrating on your internal affairs

• Informal empire: economic domination and indirect political influence

Which Mediterranean territory is controlled from 1713 by UK to control this sea?

• Tangier

• Gibraltar

• Suez

• Crete

Which party did the Irishman James Connolly, both patriot and internationalist, helped to create?

• Irish Parliamentary Party

• Labour Party

• Sinn Fein

• Indian National Congress

What is jingoism?

• The idea of focusing on the Empire, the white dominions, without worrying about the rest of the world

• The idea that we must promote free trade in the world, if possible by peace if not by war

• A chauvinistic, imperialist nationalism, convinced of defending the Good against an Empire of evil that seeks war

• The idea that we are an Empire that spreads civilization in the world, facing inferior peoples that must be civilized

How does football affect the 'Four Nations' issue in the UK?

• We adopt common rules, non-English players mainly play in the English league but each country keeps its national team, a kind of national pride

• A UK national team is created to cement unity

• Each country follows its own rules, does not play against each other to maintain unity in diversity

• We adopt common rules and we create a common British league

According to dominion status, what is the relationship of a country (eg Canada) with the British metropolis?

• The country remains dependent on the metropolis in almost all areas but it has a privileged status: aid from the metropolis, preferential trade policy

• Relative internal autonomy with a governor from London who makes the fundamental decisions. Total dependence for the army, justice and foreign affairs

• Full independence, we just remain a member of the Commonwealth which coordinates national policies

• Very wide autonomy in internal affairs but dependence on strategic affairs (defense, foreign affairs, currency)

When Australia was founded in 1901, which policy was adopted vis-à-vis non-white populations?

• Discrimination against Aborigines and Pacific Islanders and prohibition of non-white immigration, especially Asian

• Discrimination against Aborigines but tolerance of Pacific Islanders. Non-white immigration is controlled according to quotas

• Discrimination against Aborigines and Pacific Islanders but encouragement of Asian immigration, which is more hardworking

• Discrimination against non-whites, prohibition of Asian immigration but also of non-Anglo-Saxon Catholic immigration (ex: Irish)

During the Persian constitutional revolution in 1906, what was the position of the revolutionaries vis-à-vis the British model?

• They adopt a French secular Republic model to distinguish themselves from the British Empire

• They adopt a British political model but against British imperialism

• They adopt an original theocratic model, far from the British model, and alternate between hostility and the search for compromise with the British Empire.

• They adopt a British political model and systematically seek British support in the face of Russian imperialism